Holder for belt fasteners



Dec. 14,1926. 7 1,610,315

G. E, PURPLE HOLDER FOR BELT FASTENERS Filed March a, 1922 frzveIzZZf I Gearge E Purple GEORGE E. PURPLE, oncHIcAeo, ILLINoIs, ASSIGNQR ITO FLEXI L STEEL Leonie COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLlINOIS, A comeona'rion or ILLINOISLV- I This invention relates to improvements in holder for. belt fasteners. y I

- One object of my invention is to provide 7 an efii'cient, slmp-le and inexpensive device for temporarily holding belt-lacing elements while being clinched to belt-ends and for. ac-

curately gaugingthe lacing elements with respect to the belt ends so that they will be properly positioned for pivotal connection with corresponding lacing elements on the opposite 'ends of belts.

More specifically," an object of inven tion is to provide a holder to be used in attaching belt lacings ofthetype described 'in my prior, Patent 938,510, although the" holder may as readily be adapted for use with the la-cings of the individualhooktype,

{ In the drawing forming a part of this specification, Figure 1' is a planQvie-w of s 7 an end of, a belt showing my improvements in connection therewith and with. the beltlacing element clinched 'or fastened to the belt end. I Figure 2 is; a sectional "view 0016- I r responding-to the section line;2,2 ofFig ure l. .Figure 3is a perspective detail view j and gauge pin. Figure ilia a plan viewof a section of belt laclng'such as shown in' r my said prior patent and-with. wi7h'ich my And Figurelfi is a sectional perspective view similar to Figure 3, illustrating my holder adapted for lacings of the individual hook'j i The of the holder proper. without the retaining holder is adapted to be used; 5 is an end view of the belt lacing shown in Fig. 4.

flexible belt some. disclosed a m i said prior patent, preferablycomprises two lengths of pronged netal'originally formed J of substantially:V-crioss section, the elements being clinched to thetopposite ends of-a belt and thefingers or armsthereof inter laced and ai pivot' pin passed through the V Iinterlaceclportionsof: the elements so asto Provide-a flexible joint. In applying said. beltllacingsyit is'highly desirable that the i I 'samebe held so that theyfmaybe; applied a simple toolsuchgasahainrner or mallet and" also that otheyfbe properly gauged.

' with respect'to the ends of the beltvsothat Application fi ledM arch 6, 1922. as riarne. 541330..

the properspacing will be left' for thepivot pin when the two parts are connected;

Insaid drawing, 10indicates one end of a belt llione of theelements composing the L flexible metallic belt lalcin'g, 12 the Ina-in mernber of the holder and '13 the removable 'pinrem'plolved with the holder proper l2.

' The holder proper 12,*is prei'erably'made from aflat sheet of metal which is folded back upon itself at itscenter so as to provide a folded or rounded edge 14:, the two so-as to leavean interiorfspace16 extended lengthwise. l he inner edges of the two or halves 15 are inturned; asvindi cated at l51 I 15 'bestin Figure 2 so that along the rear "of the holder pr oper 12 four thicknesses of halves 15 1-5,of the folded plate or. sheet being keptseparated at thebend or told 14 the metalare provided and-aspace is left;

between the twoffolded halves 15 equal to 5 :twice the-thickness of the metal.

-, The forward side of the holder "proper is out. awaysfor theanajor'lportionof 1 length,las indicated. at 17, solas to le-ave'at the ends forwardly eirtended loops 1818,

ithe, space between the lattercorresponding to the maximum length of thebeltflacing: 11 iwhich'is' to be employed with that particular holder. WVith't-his arr'angernent itxwill be noted from anins'pectionjo-f Figure 2,

that a longitudinally extending seating groove or recess is, provided at the bottom of the cut-away portion 17, a s indicated at 19,.Iwithin' which will be partially accommo-t 1 datedthe ridgejor apex 20 of thebeltlaclng while the v7 belt lacing is "being clinched to thefbelt; or Y s The removable 'pin 13 is extended lengthwise of the holder properl2' an'd is. accornmodated within thejloops 18 18 onthe inlner side of the ridge 20 of the 'belt laci'ng eso'as" to hold the'la'tte'r securely in place, as

clear" from an inspection of Figure J Said pin'13 is preferablylprovided with an? eye 21 at one end to facilitate i ts insertioni 95 ancl removal. It will, also ben'oted fro'r'n an' v inspection" of Figure, 2 that the: pin .13 v is a elongated ,injfc'ross, section: parallelftof'the belt-,1 "and this di ensionf the-pin, inflc'oju junction with the loops 18 and the seating groove or recess 19, are made such that, when the pin bears against the end of the belt 10, the ridge of the belt lacing will beheld away from the end of the belt a distance corresponding to the diameter of the pivot pin of a the complete belt lacing plus approximately 'the pivotal connection.

the thickness of the metal comprising the belt lacing, so that the two belt-lacing elements, when pivotally connected, will be accurately gauged without binding on the ends of the belt and without any lost motion at In employing my improved holder, the belt-lacing element 11 is insertedwithinthe recessl'? of the holder proper, the pin 13 is then inserted so as tohold the belt-lacing element in place, and the parts thus assembled are butted against the end of the belt and the prongs of the belt lacing then driven or clinched through the belt. After this the pin is removed and the same procedure is fol lowed with respect to the other end of the 'alined pairs, will act as spacers for the hook lacings, the ridges of which will be received or centered in the longitudinally extending guide or seating groove 119, as in the case of the arrangement previously described. As will be understood by those skilled in the art,

a pin the sameas shown in the other struc:

tures, will be employed with the arrangement of Figure 6. a

From the preceding it will be seen that'my improved holder may be manufactured at very small expense; it permits of the application of the belt lacingwithout the use of a vise or special tools other than a hammer or mallet; the holder may be easily grasped in the fingers at such a point as to avoid danger of mashing the fingers while clinchi the art, the holders will be inade'in different slzes for different gauges of belt lacing and ing the lacin and finally the belt lacing is a accurately gauged while being applied.

As will be understood by those skilled in different widthsof bel r I have herein shown and described what I now consider the preferred manner of'carryin'g out my invention but I am aware that various changes and'modificat-ions may be made without departing from the spirit of the'invention, and such changes and'modifi cations I contemplate as come within the scope of the claims appended hereto 7 I claim: 7 7

1. A holder of the character described, cou'iprising a metal sheet folded upon itself at its center, the edges of the two folded halves being int-urned to thereby provide four thicknesses of the metal and leaving thetwo halves separated an ampunt equal 1 approximately to two thicknesses of the metal, the holder being cut-for the major portion of its length along its main folded edge and thereby leaving two forwardly extended loop ends adapted to accommodate a removable pin.

2. A temporary, relatively rigid, ,metal' holder of the character described for a clinchable element of a flexiblebelt lacing and wherein said'element is composed of metal of a predetermined thickness and is initially formed of substantially general V- form: said holder being portable and adapted to be held by the operators fingers while being used and having a forwardly facing,

elongated, seating groove to receive the apex V of said element therewithin and center said element by engaging the outer face of the apex; a gauge pin arranged to be'received within the apex of said element, sa1d1p1n being of such cross section that it corresponds in its dimension perpendicular to the plane of the belt with the diameter of the pin of the complete lacing, and in its dimension parallel to the plane of the belt corresponds substantially to'said diameter plus said thickness of metal; and means on said holder bearing a predetermined relation thereto, for retaining said pin in operative position relative to said holder, and

said element in definite position" infsaid groove relative 'to the holder during the clinching of said elementto the belt, said lacing element being adapted to be attached without deformation of the holder by theclinching means, wherebyfthe holder may be usedrepeatedly.

3. As an article of manufacture, a temporary holder proper for a clinchable element of a flexible belt lacing, said holder.

comprising: a single piece of sheet metal formed with integral, forwardly projecting, longitudinallyv spaced, pin-receiving bearings, one at each end thereof; and an elongated seating groove. extending; between said bearings, said seating groove being located rearwardly of saidpin-receiving bearings and adapted to receive the apex of said element therewithin, the said holder being of an overall thickness corresponding substantially to the 7 thickness of the size belt with which it, is designed for use, the

lacing element beingjadapted to be clinched without deformation of the holder by; the clinchingmeans, whereby the holder may be reused.

- length along the folded edge to thereby have hefeunto subscribed my name'this" 1st 1,610,315 I" v A i i 4', holder of the character described. aid spaced' portionsof the sheet, llonincluding a metal sheet folded upon itself 'gitudinally extending seating groove interv and with the portions extending from the mediate said loop ends and elined the 'eline offold'in' spaced relation, said holder With. j being out out for the major portion of its In Witness that I claim the foregoing I.

leave two" forwardly extended 100p ends day of March 1922. adaptedto accommodate a pin and provide,

GEORGE PURPLE. 

